ED Arrests Gujarat IAS Officer in Bribery-Linked Money Laundering Case

• ED arrested IAS officer Rajendrakumar Patel, former Surendranagar collector, in a bribery-linked money laundering case.
• Patel was transferred without posting a week prior, following ED's arrest of deputy mamlatdar Chandrasingh Mori from his office.
• The probe involves alleged money laundering by Mori and others, stemming from bribes for speedy approval of CLU applications.
• Mori, as deputy mamlatdar, allegedly misused his position for bribes related to land use applications under the Saurashtra Gharkhed Tenancy Settlement and Agricultural Lands Ordinance, 1949.
• Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau also registered an FIR against Patel and three others based on ED's complaint.

Why It Matters: Senior IAS officer arrested in Gujarat for alleged involvement in a bribery and money laundering scheme.